The 12-team double elimination bracket is the perfect balance of competitive integrity and excitement. It rewards regular-season success (via byes) while keeping underdogs alive for a comeback story. By understanding the flow of the "drop-down" games and planning for the championship scenario, your tournament is sure to be a hit!

In this format, participants must lose twice to be fully removed from the competition. The tournament is split into two primary sections:

The tournament bracket was a double-elimination format, meaning that a team would have to lose twice to be eliminated from the tournament. The bracket was set up as follows:

(Note: As the tournament progresses, the Losers Bracket will eventually merge with the descending teams from the Winners Bracket until only one team remains.)

The loser’s bracket in a 12-team setup has a staggered start: